An edition of Transit of Venus
(2004)
The transit of Venus
the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy
by Peter Aughton
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"In June 2012 people in the USA will be able to witness the image of Venus crossing the face of the Sun, and the event will not occur again for more than a century. In Lancashire in 1639 Jeremiah Horrocks - to many the father of British astronomy - was the first to predict and see the transit of Venus, and helped transform our understanding of the solar system. He died young, but his legacy is remarkable. ..."--Back cover.
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Astronomers, Astronomy, Biography, History, Optische astronomie, Venus (planeet), Astronomy, historyPlaces
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The transit of Venus: the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy
2012, Carnegie
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Transit of Venus
April 1, 2006, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astronomy
May 1, 2005, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited
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in English
029784721X 9780297847212
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The transit of Venus: the brief, brilliant life of Jeremiah Horrocks, father of British astronomy
2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
029784721X 9780297847212
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Book Details
Table of Contents
The Royal Society
Toxteth
Cambridge
Astronomy before Horrocks
Horrocks studies the heavens
Gravitation and mechanics
Transit of Venus
The parallax of the Sun
The motion of the Moon
War
Oper Posthuma
Towards posterity.
Edition Notes
"A Windrush Press book."
Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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